Genesis 32:28 — King James Version← Study notes

“And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.”

Genesis 32:28 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 32:286 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶרwayōʾmer

and he saidconjH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

אֵלָ֖י/וʾēlāyw

to himpronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

מַהmah

what?particleH4100

oft · ) · thing · what (end ···

שְּׁמֶ֑/ךָšəmekā

is name yournounH8034

base · named · renown · report

וַ/יֹּ֖אמֶרwayōʾmer

and he saidconjH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

יַעֲקֹֽבyaʿăqōb

JacobnounH3290

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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Amara OseiNote1mo ago

Your Name Shall Be Israel

The man renames Jacob - Israel, because he 'strove with God and with men, and prevailed.' Jacob's new identity is wrapped around his struggle, not his ease or his success before. When I went through ...